Product Description
Details
Collection: Turkmen Rug.
Age: 25-40 Years.
Size FT: 6' 7'' x 4' 7'' .
Size CM: 200 cm x 140 cm.
Colors: Crimson, Navy Blue, White, Green, Red, Brown, Yellow, Blue, Camel.
Material: 100% Natural Wool and Cotton.
Has fringe.
Turkmen Rugs
A superb example of Turkmen weaving heritage, this 6x4 ft New rug showcases the celebrated Geometric design of Golestan, Khorasan, rendered here in rich tones of Crimson, Navy Blue with the authority of long tradition. The
secondary guls and elem panels that appear in Turkmen compositions add layers of visual complexity and cultural meaning to what might at first appear to be a simple repeat design. Secondary guls - smaller subsidiary motifs
appearing between the dominant tribal emblems - are carefully chosen to complement and contrast with the primary guls. Elem panels at the rug's ends demonstrate the weaver's mastery of geometric invention at a smaller scale.
Antique Turkmen rugs - particularly those from the great Tekke and Yomut weaving traditions of the nineteenth century - are among the most intensely collected of all tribal textiles, prized for their extraordinary technical
refinement, cultural authenticity, and the incomparable depth of their aged natural dye palette. A fine antique Turkmen rug represents the perfect expression of a nomadic artistic tradition carried to its highest possible level
of achievement.
Turkmen rugs stand entirely apart from all other Persian weaving traditions, distinguished by their extraordinary graphic power, their rigidly tribal design conventions, and the remarkable cultural identity encoded in every
aspect of their composition. Produced by the Tekke, Yomut, Ersari, Salor, and other tribal groups of northeastern Persia and Central Asia, Turkmen rugs are instantly recognizable by their signature gul motifs - boldly geometric
octagonal tribal emblems repeated with precision across a deep, jewel-like field.
The gul - from the Persian word for flower - is the central and defining element of Turkmen tribal design, functioning simultaneously as a decorative motif, a tribal identifier, and a cultural symbol of belonging. Each of the
major Turkmen tribes has its own distinctive gul form, developed and refined over centuries of weaving practice. The ability to identify and distinguish between a Tekke gul, a Yomut gul, and an Ersari gul is one of the
fundamental pleasures of serious Turkmen rug collecting.
Specifications
Original name: Turkmen Rug.
Alternative name(s): Turkmen Carpet, Turkoman rug.
Origin: Golestan, Khorasan.
Category: Village.
Common designs: Vagireh, Geometric.
Dyeing method: Natural, Synthetic.
Pile material: Wool, Silk.
Foundation material: Wool, Cotton.
Knot type: Symmetrical (Ghiordes), Asymmetrical (Persian).
Notes
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